The benefits of becoming a Professional Interim

The decision to become a professional interim is not one reached lightly or without a great deal of thought and research. For most of you it represents a major career crossroads and one that suits some, but certainly not all. For those who make a successful transition, it can be one of the most rewarding periods of your working life, and one from which you rarely look back.

It will often depend on personal circumstances including your current risk/financial profile (eg mortgage and school fee commitments), your personality type, enjoyment of corporate life as well as the work/life balance drivers.

More often than not in the 21st century, the decision to go ‘interimming’ is a conscious one. It allows you to opt out of corporate life, leave behind the politics for the variety, freedom and flexibility that can exist in a portfolio career. However, financial robustness is often essential and needs to be carefully evaluated, against the ‘feast and famine’ nature of being an interim. And most experienced interims will confirm that they work much harder than they did whilst being employed and that their clients can be very demanding.

And once you are working with PiR………

In terms of contracts, you will find that PiR has one of the most robust back-to-back contracts in the business. This is there to protect all the parties involved, ie you the interim, the client, and PiR.

Once an assignment has started, we will organise a formal ‘kick off’ meeting which we facilitate between you and the client. This ensures that expectations, KPIs and any other deliverables/timescales are recorded and acknowledged at the outset and thus expectations managed. This forms the basis of the WIP document throughout the duration of the assignment.

You will find that we are a visible and accessible support team when working together, but not intrusive. We are always available on the end of the phone or email to answer your questions.

Once we have formed a successful working partnership, we would like to continue that relationship. As your current assignment nears its conclusion, we will be happy to explore other options with you, including taking a proactive approach to our clients. Our aim is to continue working together.

You will receive regular contact from PiR. This could be in the form of a networking email or call about a new assignment or newsletter. The aim is to encourage networking between us. In our experience, anyone involved in ‘Interimming’ wants to continually expand their network.

We organise periodic informal, networking seminars around the UK for our interims. Often there will be guest speakers present who will update on key topics such as IR35 or on issues within the life science sector.